Thailand and Russia have discussed the implementation of arms deals and defence industry cooperation during a meeting between Russia's Ambassador to Thailand and the chief of the Thai Defence Forces.
Bangkok (VNA) 🎉– Thailand and Russia have discussed the implementation ofarms deals and defence industry cooperation during a meeting between RussianAmbassador to Thailand Kirill Barsky and Thai chief of the Defence Forces,General Surapong Suwana-adth in Bangkok on January 17.
Accordingto the Thai army, at the meeting, the two sides discussed matters of sharedinterest, including developing the defence industry in Thailand. Thaimedia stated that the country wants to purchase dozens of T-90 tanks fromRussia. Thailand is also about to sign a counter-terrorism deal with Russia. In2016, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy PM, also Minister of DefencePrawit Wongsuwan visited Russia to bolster bilateral relations, promote armsdeals and joint defence industry development. During his visit in May 2016, Prayut placed an order for10 Mi-17 transport helicopters from Russia for a total price of 86 million USD.The Russian helicopters will be deployed in addition to the army's fleet of US-builtCH-47 Chinook utility helicopters. Inlate February 2016, Prawit Wongsuwan and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitakvisited Russia and Belarus, weeks after Director of the Russian FederalSecurity Service Nikolai Patrushev toured Thailand.-VNA
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